Yu, V.L., “Resolving the Controversy on Environmental Cultures for Legionella: A Modest Proposal” Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 19, pp. 893-897, 1998. Download / Print Go Back
Category: Publications
The ubiquitousness of Legionella pneumophila in the water supply of a hospital with endemic Legionnaires’ disease.
Stout J, Yu VL, Vickers RM, Zuravleff J, Best M, Brown A, Yee RB, Wadowsky R.”The ubiquitousness of Legionella pneumophila in the water supply of a hospital with endemic Legionnaires’ disease.”N Engl J Med 1982;306:466468. Download / Print Go Back
Prevention of Legionnaires’ disease in transplant recipients: recommendations for a standardized approach.
Prevention of Legionnaires’ disease in transplant recipients: recommendations for a standardized approach. Singh, N., Stout JE, Yu VL. Prevention of Legionnaires’ disease in transplant recipients: recommendations for a standardized approach. Transplant Infectious Diseases 2004. 6:58-62, Download / Print Go Back
Legionella control by chlorine dioxide in hospital water systems
Zhang Z, McCann C, Hanrahan J, Jencson A, Joyce D, Fyffe S, Piesczynski S, Hawks R, Stout JE, Yu VL. Legionella control by chlorine dioxide in hospital water systems. JAWWA, 2009, 101(5): 117-127. Download / Print Go Back
Role of Environmental Surveillance in Determining the Risk of Hospital-Acquired Legionellosis: A National Surveillance Study With Clinical Correlations
by Stout JE and the Legionella Study Group. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 28(7):818-24. Download / Print Go Back
Association between contaminated faucets and colonization or infection by non-fermenting gram-negative bacteria in intensive care units in Taiwan.
Wang JL, Chen ML, Lin YE, Chang SC, Chen YC. Association between contaminated faucets and colonization or infection by non-fermenting gram-negative bacteria in intensive care units in Taiwan. J Clin Microbiol. 47(10):3226-30. Download / Print Go Back
Controlled evaluation of coppersilver ionization in eradicating Legionella from a hospital water distribution system.
Liu Z, Stout JE, Tedesco L, Boldin M, Hwang C, Diven WF, Yu VL. Controlled evaluation of coppersilver ionization in eradicating Legionella from a hospital water distribution system. J Infect Dis 1994; 169:919922. Download / Print Go Back
Legionella in water distribution systems.
Lin Yu, Vidic, RD, Stout JE, Yu VL. Legionella in water distribution systems., JAWWA, 1998:90, 112-121. Download / Print Go Back
Source for Legionella infection in transplant patients: Implications for prevention.
Singh N, Stout JE, Yu VL. Source for Legionella infection in transplant patients: Implications for prevention. Transplantation 2002; 74; 755-756. Download / Print Go Back
The high prevalence of Legionella pneumophila contamination in hospital potable water systems in Taiwan: implications for hospital infection control in Asia.
Yu PY, Lin YE*, Lin WR, Shih HY, Chuang YC, Ben RJ, Huang WK, Chen YS, Liu YC, Chang FY, Yen MY, Liu CC, Ko WC, Lin HH, Shi ZY. The high prevalence of Legionella pneumophila contamination in hospital potable water systems in Taiwan: implications for hospital infection control in Asia. Int J Infect Dis Read More …